TrailBooth – Letters from the Lowveld
Letters from the Lowveld – stories of the Booth Family's move from KZN to Kampersrus, Limpopo.
This post came up on my FB Memories a few days ago and it made my heart shudder. It darn near broke all over again. That hamster. I went back and read the Letter from the Lowveld 4 mentioned in the post again from top to bottom (Read it HERE), reliving the decision to get…
New Year and new emotions in Kampersrus We have done it. We have reached Year 2 in Kampersrus. It has been fascinating looking back on this time last year. Observing myself with a bit of objectivity and distance. Back to school last year was stressful beyond what I was prepared to admit. I fought back…
We may have moved to the Slowveld, but let me tell you, stuff has been HAPPENING. I met my new neighbour the other day. It was 7pm, and she was on her haunches, holding the non-pointy end of a python that was stuck in her fence. She seems nice (the neighbour, not the python). She…
Tannies Who Box and child neglect. A lot has happened since I last penned my thoughts from the Lowveld. The dog got caught in another snare. That is two snares in in three months. At first I thought he was a ducking idiot, but my neighbour pointed out he is in fact a Hero. Putting…
Buying a hamster in the Lowveld. Shortly after arriving in the Lowveld, both our boys’ birthdays were looming. Ben was quite satisfied to receive Transformers. However, I started to become aware that Charlie & Andrew had been in negotiations around a hamster. Apparently, an agreement had even been reached. Now you may remember that pets…
Andrew’s letter described the bigger picture themes around our move. ‘Cos he is the big picture guy, while I’m the detail person in the partnership. So here are the gory details (you might want a cuppa tea for this one)… We were a magnificent sight, Booth’s Travelling Circus at its finest! Charlie & I travelled…